Everybody at 1. FC Union Berlin would like to wish our friends and fans, supporters and sponsors, and everyone we've met along the way throughout 2023 a very happy new year.
For the Bundesliga team of 1. FC Union Berlin, the coming days will mark the end of a year that will go down long in the memory for everyone involved.
1. FC Union Berlin’s Bundesliga squad will be without midfielder Aïssa Laïdouni for the first few weeks of the new calendar year. The midfielder will be representing Tunisia at the 34th Africa Cup of Nations and will therefore be absent for at least the league fixtures matches against SC Freiburg, 1. FSV Mainz 05 and FC Bayern München.
We would like to wish everyone who celebrates it, a very, very merry Christmas
Today, Thursday 21 December 2023, the DFL announced the exact dates for Bundesliga match days 19 to 26 of the 2023/24 season.
On Saturday, 23. December, the candles will once again be lit and the songbooks opened at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei as the Union family come together for the traditional singing of Christmas carols sing to get in the mood for the festive season.
1. FC Union Berlin rounded off a spectacular, rollercoaster of a year with a fine 2-0 win over 1. FC Köln that would ensure they could spend the Christmas break free of the worst of their worries when looking at the table. Both goals came after a goalless first half, through Benedict Hollerbach and David Datro Fofana
The players of 1. FC Union Berlin will have the opportunity on Wednesday evening to show a reaction to their Bundesliga defeat in Bochum when, in the last game before the winter break, they will face their direct neighbours in the table, 1. FC Köln. Kick off at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei is at 18:30.
From the award of the penalty to the ball hitting the back of the net, all of this had taken just two minutes and 47 seconds. For two minutes and 47 seconds it seemed that there really could be a football God and that not only was he was looking down on this game, but he was also somehow, not supporting Real Madrid.
1. FC Union Berlin lost 3-0 to VfL Bochum on Saturday afternoon in their last away game of 2023. Having competed evenly with their hosts, they were floored Takuma Asano's opener with the last kick of the half, which was followed up by Goncalo Paciencia's mis-hit drive and Kevin Stöger's penalty kick.
The Bundesliga squad of 1. FC Union Berlin have little time to rest, because on Saturday they play VfL Bochum 1848. Kick off at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion at is at 15.30.
Following a short winter break, 1. FC Union Berlin’s Bundesliga team will play their first match of the new calendar year on Saturday, 6 January 2024, when head coach Nenad Bjelica's side face third-division DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Kick-off at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei is at 15.30 pm, gates open at 14:00.
Following a successful first half of the season, 1. FC Union Berlin's professional first women's team will begin preparations for the second half on 8 January 2024.
Despite a superb, battling performance, Union lost 3-2 to Real Madrid in the final match of their first ever Champions League campaign.
Following their superb Bundesliga win over Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday, Nenad Bjelica’s side now face a huge test as they face Real Madrid in the final game of the Champions League group stage.
1. FC Union Berlin will start the new Bundesliga year with three away matches in a row. SC Freiburg, 1. FSV Mainz 05 and the rescheduled tie against FC Bayern München. Details for the tickets sales phases can be found here
1. FC Union Berlin beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 in a superb performance in Nenad Bjelica’s first Bundesliga fixture as head coach. The Alte Försterei rocked as Kevin Volland, Benedict Hollerbach and Mikkel Kaufmann scored the goals that lifted the home side out of the bottom three.
Following their postponed match away at FC Bayern München, 1. FC Union Berlin will re-start their Bundesliga season on Saturday, 9. December 2023 when they host Borussia Mönchengladbach. Kick off at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei is at 15:30.
On Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 1. FC Union Berlin will host Real Madrid for the final match in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Kick off in the Olympiastadion is at 21:00. The gates will open at 18:30.
Today, the DFL announced that Union's match against FC Bayern will be played in the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, 24. January 2024 at 20:30.
